Borough government · Allegheny County, PA

West View's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), West View took in $6.5 million and spent $7.1 million.

Latest recorded year: ended December 31, 2021Comes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

Borough taxes53%Fees for services (sewer, road charges)36%State tax money5.8%Fines and other2.8%County and local tax money2.3%

What stands out

15%

of West View's money comes from a personal income tax.Most U.S. cities, towns and villages of under 10,000 people get none.

Borough taxes53%

Property tax
30%$1.9 million
Individual income tax
15%$969 thousand
Other taxes
8.6%$565 thousand
What's in other taxesOccupation and business licenses; real estate and stock transfer taxes and 1 more
  • Occupation and business licenses$226 thousand
  • Real estate and stock transfer taxes$206 thousand
  • Public utility licenses$133 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services36%

Fees for services
36%$2.3 million
What's in fees for servicesSewer; other service charges and 1 more
  • Sewer$2.2 million
  • Other service charges$86 thousand
  • Road charges$69 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money5.8%

Money the state passes on, paid for by the state taxes residents also pay.

From the state
5.8%$381 thousand

County and local tax money2.3%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
2.3%$149 thousand

Fines and other2.8%

Interest, rents and other
2.3%$148 thousand
Fines
0.6%$37 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking32%Police, fire, courts and jails30%Water, sewer, trash and utilities23%Running the government and other costs11%Interest on debt2.4%All other spending1.6%

What stands out

32%

of West View's spending goes to roads, transit and parking.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people spends 10%.

Spending by category100%

Roads, transit and parking
32%$2.3 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$2.3 million
Police, fire, courts and jails
30%$2.1 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 2 more
  • Police$1.9 million
  • Fire protection$182 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$39 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$25 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
23%$1.6 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems
  • Sewer systems$1.6 million
Running the government and other costs
11%$800 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsFinance, tax collection and budgeting; government buildings and 2 more
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$439 thousand
  • Government buildings$136 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$123 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$102 thousand
Interest on debt
2.4%$172 thousand
Health and hospitals
1.5%$105 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$105 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
0.1%$8 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$8 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Borough of West View. U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments, Finance, individual unit file, fiscal year ended December 31, 2021. The Census record for this government is from the 2022 survey, the newest on file.

What this covers. The money of Borough of West View itself. Other governments that serve the same area (the city, county, school district and state) are separate and not included. Borrowing, transfers between a government's own funds, and pension trust funds are not counted as revenue.